T-minus 3 days until we get to see everyone again at the 39th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs! Exhibiting at Space Symposium is a highlight of our year, and we always look forward to attending this premier space industry event.
We are very excited to be launching our next-generation dragNET De-orbit and Solar Sail System this year! Our flight heritage deorbit was effective in deorbiting spacecraft in just over 2 years, but this newly retooled dragNET is going to make Space Sustainability accessible to all missions with <50% fewer parts and 1/2 the cost of the original. Come by Booth 628 to see it in person and talk to the team to learn how you can simply, affordably and reliably ensure your mission complies with the FCC <5 year rule for deorbiting spacecraft, launch vehicles or other space assets in LEO.
Don’t see a time that works for you? No problem — we will make time!
Email us at [email protected] to set something up.
We look forward to seeing everyone!
In support of a deployable LIDAR membrane optic systems previously developed as part of a Phase III SBIR, MMA was awarded a NASA Phase I SBIR that will further advance the state of closed cross-section deployable booms required to scale or otherwise maximize deployed tension in the optic system in development. The proposed Assembled Tubular Masts (ATMs) provide closed-cross section performance while eliminating problems associated with permanently bonding shell halves to form closed cross-section booms. MMA’s work during this phase will aim to achieve at least twice the tension on the deployed optic membrane MMA’s Lidar system all within the same stowed volume by changing booms from an open section slit tube to a closed, ATM cross-section. Beyond LIDAR instruments, the fundamental ATM technology developed in this Phase I effort is also directly applicable to any deployable space structure that seeks to maximize deployed system stiffness, while minimizing stowed volume and mass. The ATM technology may be applied to future NASA missions requiring deployed solar arrays, deployable antenna systems, or other space deployable structures both in Earth orbit, interplanetary, or for lunar or Mars surface operations.
Learn More about NASA’s recent technology investments: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-small-business-research-teams-for-tech-development
🛰 Are you at @smallsatconf this week? Come see the MMA team in the📍Fieldhouse Booth 227 to see what’s new and discuss your next mission. 🚀
Meet the team who will be attending, and get yourself a pair of Limited Edition Explorer Socks! 🪐 Just show us you follow us @mmadesignllc on our socials and score your next favorite pair of cotton socks. 🧦
ICYMI 🚀 Read the R3D2 Mission case study that explains how MMA went from concept to LEO in 20 months 🛰
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ICYMI 🚀 Read the NeuSAR Mission case study to learn how MMA’s next-generation DaHGR antenna delivers high performance in a small satellite. 🛰
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We are looking forward to seeing you at the 38th Space Symposium on April 17th through the 20th at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs! Come by Booth 628 at the Northrop Grumman Exhibit Center South Hall to see what’s new at MMA. It’s been a busy year and we are excited to tell you about our new capabilities and technology advancements.
Set up some time on our calendars to meet with us while you are at the conference!
Meet the team who will be attending, including folks from our engineering, manufacturing, people and BD teams. And get yourself a pair of Limited Edition Explorer Socks!
MMA is thrilled and honored to have been awarded an inaugural Northrop Grumman Supplier Excellence Award for Strategic Excellence on March 2, 2023! This distinction was awarded to MMA — one in 60 companies out of over 10,000 NG suppliers! — for performing at the highest level. This new award celebrates our work supporting Northrup Grumman in achieving the highest standards of ethics, integrity and performance when providing products and solutions for their customers. Our President + CEO, Mitch Wiens, along with our VP of Programs, Pietro DiLeonardo, were in Rockville, Maryland to accept the award. We are so grateful to NG for their trust and confidence in our team and for their continued partnership.
Northrop Grumman leadership gather for a special awards conference at the Bethesda North Marriott on March 2, 2023.
Learn more about the award: https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/sixty-partners-honored-with-northrop-grumman-supplier-excellence-awards
Singapore’s DSO National Laboratories has released the first radar imagery from the NeuSAR mission using MMA’s next-gen Deployable High Gain Reflectarray (DaHGR) antenna. The fully polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has been successfully providing all-weather imaging starting 8 days after its launch last summer.
Singapore Downtown, 8 Aug 2022 – Full polarimetric Spot image offering enhanced visual details. Photo: DSO National Laboratories
Eastern Singapore, 25 July 2022 – Full polarimetric Strip image demonstrating high quality imaging for both land and maritime applications over a wide area. Photo: DSO National Laboratories
Phuket, Thailand, 16 July 2022 – Single polarimetric image obtained during day-and-night, all-weather with ‘see through cloud’ conditions. Photo: DSO National Laboratories
Learn more from Singapore’s Economic Development Board here: https://bit.ly/3f6HTbN
It’s a big day at MMA! After several years in collaboration with Northrop Grumman and AFRL, we are ready to ship our Deployable Subsystem which is the structural backbone of AFRL’s Arachne flight experiment. This exciting program will convert solar to RF energy, and has a planned launch in 2025.
Arachne Deployable Subsystem during final deployment testing at MMA facility.
Artist’s rendering of the Air Force Laboratory’s Arachne flight experiment on orbit. Credit: Partise
Learn more: https://afresearchlab.com/technology/arachne/
